Sales of previously owned U.S. homes barely rose in April from a nine-month low, underscoring a sluggish housing market at the start of the spring selling season. Contract closings edged up 0.2% to a ...

One of the constitutional amendments on Louisiana’s May 16 ballot would hand lawmakers significantly more authority over the state civil service system, an idea critics warn could open the door … ...

A new national analysis of municipal infrastructure ranks a pair of Louisiana cities among the worst in the country at maintaining aging public assets. Kenner and New Orleans were among the ...

President Donald Trump said Monday he will move to suspend the federal tax on gasoline to help Americans shoulder surging fuel prices caused by the Iran war. The president cannot suspend the federal ...

What can other cities learn from a Connecticut metro that went from a poster child for sprawl to one of the nation’s most connected regions? Quite a bit, according to a new Johns Hopkins study.  As ...

The office keyboard may be losing ground to a noisier successor: AI dictation.  As The Wall Street Journal writes, a growing number of tech workers are swapping typing for whispering prompts to AI ...

A $30 million renovation of Ollie Steele Burden Manor on Essen Lane is expected to be completed in late spring 2027, bringing ...

Downtown Baton Rouge’s new master plan proposes a dramatic reimagining of the Mississippi Riverfront. Planners hope to ...

Louisiana’s congressional redistricting fight erupted into chaos Friday as lawmakers considered new maps that could eliminate one or both of the state’s majority-Black U.S. House districts, Louisiana ...

For years, younger Americans have been more optimistic about the job market than older Americans, even through the depths of the Great Recession. But in an abrupt shift, a new poll released Monday ...

As industries like manufacturing and transportation cool, America’s job market is increasingly favoring sectors where women have long dominated, creating a growing challenge for male workers, The Wall ...

Big changes are coming to federal student loans on July 1, with new borrowing caps, fewer repayment options and the end of Grad PLUS loans for new graduate borrowers. Critics warn the overhaul could ...